Legislative Update: September 10th, 2008

SFC Chairman Baucus to hold Roundtable of nonprofit leaders to discuss challenges they face, an update from the states and more groups being formed in Washington. Click here for more on this and much more. Click here for more information.

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Founded in January of 2005, the Alliance for Charitable Reform is a project of The Philanthropy Roundtable.  The Alliance was formed as an emergency self-defense initiative to respond to legislative proposals on Capitol Hill, some of which could adversely affect private foundations and the charities they support.

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Shaking Down Philanthropies - Wall Street Journal Editorial

The Wall Street Journal editorializes against the Greenlining Institute's recent activities in California including AB 624.

IRS Official Says Tax Agency May Step Up Efforts to Identify Ineffective Charities

The Internal Revenue Service may need to take further steps to better help the public identify inefficient and ineffective nonprofit organizations, Steven T. Miller, the commissioner of the agency’s tax-exempt and government-entities division, told a group of foundation officials and donors here on Saturday.

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